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i want to stick with the moment that was so powerful on the floor when gabby giffords. you said there is preparation that takes place behind the scenes. this is something you can talk to no one else can. what does it take for her to get out there? what preparation is involved? >> for example, gabby had an opportunity to give her first speech about six weeks ago now to an organization of speech pathologists and professionals. it was a five-sentence speech. she had to memorize it. she was able to deliver it. she practiced it for me when i saw her in washington. she did a fantastic job. today you can see she knew it well enough to recite it and was also reading it for guidance. for her to get to that moment it takes a tremendous amount of rehearsal and practice. gabby has the courage. you can clearly see the resolve. i think it's really important to note. she's not just reading that statement in a rote way. you could hear the emotion and the power behind the statement she was making because she feels strongly about this. we have to make sure we deal with reducing gun viole
i want to stick with the moment that was so powerful on the floor when gabby giffords. you said there is preparation that takes place behind the scenes. this is something you can talk to no one else can. what does it take for her to get out there? what preparation is involved? >> for example, gabby had an opportunity to give her first speech about six weeks ago now to an organization of speech pathologists and professionals. it was a five-sentence speech. she had to memorize it. she was...
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i'll quote something that gabby gif giffords wrote. in response to a horrific series of shootings that has sewn terror in our communities, congress has done something quite extraordinary, nothing at all. now the former congresswoman who nearly died in that tu socson shooting is out to change that. americans for responsible solutions. in is an effort to raise money and laws for gun control. since tucson, there have been 11 more mass shootings. the couple spoke with abc's diane sawyer. >> we saw you in newtown. how was newtown? >> tough. >> it brought back a lot of memories about what that was like for us, two years ago today. and you hope that this kind of thing doesn't happen again. but you know what -- i have a gun, gabby and i are both gun owners. we are strong supporters of the second amendment. but we have got to do something to keep the guns from getting into the wrong hands. >> when it can happen to children, in a classroom, it's time to say -- >> enough. >> enough, she says. those two are not the only ones to use a tragedy in tu
i'll quote something that gabby gif giffords wrote. in response to a horrific series of shootings that has sewn terror in our communities, congress has done something quite extraordinary, nothing at all. now the former congresswoman who nearly died in that tu socson shooting is out to change that. americans for responsible solutions. in is an effort to raise money and laws for gun control. since tucson, there have been 11 more mass shootings. the couple spoke with abc's diane sawyer. >>...
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gabby giffords launches a new effort on the second anniversary of the shooting that left her wounded. one of 19 people shot during a political meet and greet at a tucson shopping center. six people died, including a 9-year-old girl. the country has witnessed 11 more mass shootings since then. 11 more. no action by congress, she says. today she and her husband, mark kelley, unveiled a website called americans for responsible solutions. they say it's designed to promote a national conversation on preventing gun violence. and to raise money to balance the gun lobby's influence in the debate. after almost to years after the revolution that swept egypt's hosni mubarak out of power, egyptians are dealing with aftermath of all of that. one thing that has changed more, people have guns. and there is more serious crime. here's ian lee in cairo. s. >> reporter: gunfire outside the presidential palace in cairo last december, a fight between opponents and supporters of morsi. business owner ali witnessed the chaos unfold. reports from that night say both sides were shooting at each other. >> i sa
gabby giffords launches a new effort on the second anniversary of the shooting that left her wounded. one of 19 people shot during a political meet and greet at a tucson shopping center. six people died, including a 9-year-old girl. the country has witnessed 11 more mass shootings since then. 11 more. no action by congress, she says. today she and her husband, mark kelley, unveiled a website called americans for responsible solutions. they say it's designed to promote a national conversation on...
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they point out that the gabby giffords shooter used a handgun with a high-capacity ammunition clip and so the assault weapons ban couldn't have done good there whereas their legislation would have. whether there's a political reality seeping into that analysis, we can both assume that there may be. >> jessica, stay with us. i want to bring in dan gross, he's president of the brady campaign to end gun violence. mr. gross, what do you make of what jessica is reporting? >> it's exactly what the -- [ inaudible ] >> sorry. >> it reflects exactly -- >> we're having a hard time hearing you because of the announcement. i know you're on the train. zblae. sorry about that. >> let me bring jessica back and we'll come back to you. hopefully, they will have stopped that announcement. in terms of what could be possible through executive order on this list, i guess some of the information on background checks, perhaps? >> expanding the way background checks -- improving the way background checks are conducted could be done through executive order. making that information more readily available. impro
they point out that the gabby giffords shooter used a handgun with a high-capacity ammunition clip and so the assault weapons ban couldn't have done good there whereas their legislation would have. whether there's a political reality seeping into that analysis, we can both assume that there may be. >> jessica, stay with us. i want to bring in dan gross, he's president of the brady campaign to end gun violence. mr. gross, what do you make of what jessica is reporting? >> it's exactly...
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on the two-year anniversary of the tucson shooting and a week after a visit to newtown, gabby gi giffords wants to send a wake-up wall. >> when it can happen to children in a classroom, it's time to say -- >> enough. >> give fords and her husband mark kelly have launched a group that will lobby lawmakers on gun legislation. a sort of counter to the national rifle association. in usa today, the couple wrote, kwoek, we saw from the nra leadership's defiant and unsympathetic response to the newtown, connecticut massacre that winning even the most commonsense reforms will require a fight. but they are trying to navigate a political balance. kelly explains why in an interview with abc. >> i have a gun. gabby and i are both gun owners. we are strong supporters of the second amendment. but we've got to do something to keep the guns from getting into the wrong hands. >> gun owners are a powerful organized group. the white house wants to reach as well. the working group led by vice president joe biden will talk to a number of gun rights advocates thursday. >> we look forward to hearing from a vari
on the two-year anniversary of the tucson shooting and a week after a visit to newtown, gabby gi giffords wants to send a wake-up wall. >> when it can happen to children in a classroom, it's time to say -- >> enough. >> give fords and her husband mark kelly have launched a group that will lobby lawmakers on gun legislation. a sort of counter to the national rifle association. in usa today, the couple wrote, kwoek, we saw from the nra leadership's defiant and unsympathetic...
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>> i actually do think, because of the new super pack that gabby giffords and her husband and of course they are gun owners, they've been nra members, we have a new political reality out there, and i think that there is a mobilization of americans like we've never seen before and that's going to include the sportsman and it's going to include the gun owners that are saying we can do better to protect our communities and to protect the second amendment. so i think politically, we're going to see some of those members and areas that have been with the nra saying, taking another look and saying, am i going to be hearing from people in my community, from my voters that are saying, no, we have to make some sensible changes now. i think that can happen. >> congresswoman january schakowsky, democrat from illinois, appreciate your time. sorry about the audio problems. >> thank you. >>> should hourly employees get paid sick leave? would it make you and the economy healthier? we'll talk about the debate going on in the middle of the flu outbreak, that's coming up next. meet the five-passenger for
>> i actually do think, because of the new super pack that gabby giffords and her husband and of course they are gun owners, they've been nra members, we have a new political reality out there, and i think that there is a mobilization of americans like we've never seen before and that's going to include the sportsman and it's going to include the gun owners that are saying we can do better to protect our communities and to protect the second amendment. so i think politically, we're going...
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time magazine features vice president joe biden, gabby giffords, and the new york city mayor michael bloomberg. joining us to explain the cover, rick stangel. thanks very much. tell us why you put these individuals, these three people on the cover. >> i think, wolf, they represent the sort of three legs of the stool of people who are trying to combat gun violence of the gr progressive side. mayor bloomberg has been out spoken for a very long time about reducing gun violence and he will be contributing money personally to a super pac that will help candidates who are in favor of gun laws and, of course, gabby giffords herself is a sim poll of the terrible tragedies that can happen from deranged people using guns. >> they are the three individuals on this fight right now. they didn't get together for a formal photo shoot for the cover, did they? >> no. we shot them individually and pieced them together. congresswoman giffords couldn't come to washington. otherwise i think we would have gotten them all together. >> how difficult will it be -- and your reporters have done a lot of report
time magazine features vice president joe biden, gabby giffords, and the new york city mayor michael bloomberg. joining us to explain the cover, rick stangel. thanks very much. tell us why you put these individuals, these three people on the cover. >> i think, wolf, they represent the sort of three legs of the stool of people who are trying to combat gun violence of the gr progressive side. mayor bloomberg has been out spoken for a very long time about reducing gun violence and he will be...
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the ground game election proved that to be false which is one of the reasons that gabby giffords and biden are quite optimistic that they can get something done here because the myth these days they say, of the nra almost precedes itself because there's a very loyal constituency who cares passionately about this issue. but there's a much broader segment to the american population, they believe, that's finally willing to stand up and say we don't agree with what the nra is saying or how powerful they've become. >> jim frederick with "time" magazine, thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or t
the ground game election proved that to be false which is one of the reasons that gabby giffords and biden are quite optimistic that they can get something done here because the myth these days they say, of the nra almost precedes itself because there's a very loyal constituency who cares passionately about this issue. but there's a much broader segment to the american population, they believe, that's finally willing to stand up and say we don't agree with what the nra is saying or how powerful...
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giffords, same thing happened. this time it's different. >> this time is different. you feel the momentum. we know the deadline for the task force, end of the month. you mentioned the vice president, the president both know short window. you mentioned it a lot. we'll see what happens. lonnie phillips, thank you for hopping on the phone with me. >>> just in to us at cnn, this crane, look at these pictures. a crane has collapsed in new york. we have our producer christina gannon is watching the scene right now. give me a point of reference. where are we talking about? >> brooke, i'm in long island city, literally right across the east river from manhattan. if i look across the river, i'm looking at the united nations, i can see the empire state building, the chrysler building, we're across the river from that. there is a purely residential, there is probably 10 high rye residential buildings. this building is under construction. it is just right across the street from manhattan, across the river from manhattan. >> we
giffords, same thing happened. this time it's different. >> this time is different. you feel the momentum. we know the deadline for the task force, end of the month. you mentioned the vice president, the president both know short window. you mentioned it a lot. we'll see what happens. lonnie phillips, thank you for hopping on the phone with me. >>> just in to us at cnn, this crane, look at these pictures. a crane has collapsed in new york. we have our producer christina gannon is...
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i cannot tell you how many times after so many of these tragedies, after one of their own gabby giffords was shot, calling up senate democratic sources saying, are you going to do anything? nope. nothing's changed. after aurora, nope, nothing's changed. n newtown changed the dialogue, the decision at the white house and here in congress by some to put this issue, again, which was very, very difficult. for ten years democrats didn't want to touch this. now at least they're saying that they want to try. >> dana, stand by. not surprisingly, many gun rights advocates, they're pretty angry about the president's gun control plan. they say it goes way too far and they insist it tramples on the u.s. constitution. joining us now from austin, texas, republican state representative steve toath. representative, thanks so much for joining us. we're intrigued because you proposed legislation that would make it illegal in texas for anyone to enforce a federal ban, shall we say, on assault weapons or high-capacity magazines. here's the question. if the federal government, if the house and the senate pas
i cannot tell you how many times after so many of these tragedies, after one of their own gabby giffords was shot, calling up senate democratic sources saying, are you going to do anything? nope. nothing's changed. after aurora, nope, nothing's changed. n newtown changed the dialogue, the decision at the white house and here in congress by some to put this issue, again, which was very, very difficult. for ten years democrats didn't want to touch this. now at least they're saying that they want...
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when gabby giffords was killed, he was wrestled to the ground. that alone would do a lot on these mass killings, don't you think? >> i actually don't think it would do a lot of good. look at columbine and others. the assault weapons ban in the '90s really didn't prevent things like columbine. there's a feeling and a sense that we need to do just something. the problem is, most of the solution that we propose, including expanding finds, the perimeter of gun-free zones, they make us feel like we're doing something but we're always going to have these horrible random acts of violence. >> cain killed abel with a rock. >> okay, guys. >> i was invited -- it was a great honor. i was able to speak at the national war college, with my friend kevin madden who worked for governor romney. we had a discussion about some of the finest officers and civilians at the national war college and it was a great honor. so i wanted to publicly thank them. >> they gave you a coin, huh? >> they did. >> is that the new trillion dollar coin? not really? >> it's more than th
when gabby giffords was killed, he was wrestled to the ground. that alone would do a lot on these mass killings, don't you think? >> i actually don't think it would do a lot of good. look at columbine and others. the assault weapons ban in the '90s really didn't prevent things like columbine. there's a feeling and a sense that we need to do just something. the problem is, most of the solution that we propose, including expanding finds, the perimeter of gun-free zones, they make us feel...